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For the Fans of Hardboiled, Pulp & Gumshoe Art

Back in 2013, our tumblr site was started and ran until 2018, when they decided it was too "adult" - too lurid, supposedly. We followed the exodus to newtumbl and four years of dedication vanished in June of 2023. That work was not only new posts but upgrades of hundreds of old tumblr posts as well. So far, there has been no way to rescue those posts, so this will be the third version of this project. And, I'll warn you in advance, I may slip in covers that are not crime or mystery but just because I like the artwork. Enjoy!

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February 1941 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

February 1941

cover art by John W. Scott

Posted on April 28, 2026April 7, 2026Categories uncategorizedTags bound, dagger, detective short stories magazine, eaton k. goldthwaite, j.w. scott, roger torreyLeave a comment on February 1941 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

March 26, 1938 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

March 26, 1938

cover art by George Rozen

Posted on April 28, 2026April 7, 2026Categories uncategorizedTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, frederick c. painton, george rozen, top hat, tuxLeave a comment on March 26, 1938 issue ~ cover art by George Rozen

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

March 1936

cover art by Dalton Stevens

Posted on April 28, 2026April 7, 2026Categories uncategorizedTags dalton stevens, master detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

cover art by James Meese

James Alfred Meese (American, 1917-1971)
cover of The Beautiful and Dead by Ross MacRoss (Gold Medal, 1954).
Oil on board, 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Signed lower right: Meese

Posted on April 27, 2026April 6, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulp, uncategorizedTags alley, gold medal paperback, james meese, oil on board, ross macrossLeave a comment on cover art by James Meese

1961 Signet paperback original – cover art by Robert Abbett

1961 Signet paperback original

cover art by Robert Abbett

18th in the series with private eye Peter Chambers

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 27, 2026April 6, 2026Categories uncategorizedLeave a comment on 1961 Signet paperback original – cover art by Robert Abbett

Deported, 1950

Marina Berti in Robert Siodmak’s Deported, 1950

Posted on April 18, 2026April 5, 2026Categories film noir, gangster, movie poster, pulp, spicy, uncategorizedTags dame, femme fatale, marina berti, publicity photo, smoking, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Deported, 1950

July 1922 issue ~ cover art by William Grotz

Format ImagePosted on April 12, 2026April 5, 2026Categories uncategorizedLeave a comment on July 1922 issue ~ cover art by William Grotz

1951 German ad

1951 German ad

Posted on April 9, 2026April 5, 2026Categories uncategorizedLeave a comment on 1951 German ad

dame – armed and dangerous

Adriana Giotta by Helmut Newton

Posted on April 8, 2026April 5, 2026Categories uncategorizedLeave a comment on dame – armed and dangerous

August 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1937

cover by H. J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 4, 2026March 31, 2026Categories uncategorizedLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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